Heavy Snow — Southeast Carter, Tennessee

2013-11-26 to 2013-11-27 · Southeast Carter, Tennessee

Event narrative

Snowfall accumulated to a depth of 3 to 4 inches across Roan Mountain and vicinity.

Wider weather episode

An upper level trough and associated cold front moved across the Eastern U.S. bringing a modified Arctic air mass to the region. A trailing short wave trough moved across the Southern Appalachians during the late night hours generating snowfall amounts around one to three inches in the lower terrain and amounts between 3 and 6 inches in the higher terrain areas across extreme Eastern Tennessee and the higher peaks across Southwest Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 479464. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.